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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Redshirt senior hurdler/multi-event performer Alissa Brooks-Johnson wins the women’s 4x100 meter relay as the anchor for the WSU team, adding points toward the women’s win during the WSU-UW Dual on April 28 at Mooberry Field.

Track and field dominates Dawgs in dual meet

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter April 29, 2018

WSU track and field beat University of Washington in a rare dual meet between track and field squads Saturday in Pullman. The Cougar men won by a score of 89-74, while the women were victorious with...

Freshman Sander Moldau competes in the pole vault at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate in Long Beach, California.

Track and field hosts sole outdoor meet of season

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter April 27, 2018

After successful meets in California, WSU track and field turns its attention to University of Washington in the WSU-UW Dual on Saturday. Wayne Phipps, director of cross-country and track and field,...

Redshirt junior Amani Brown roars as he completes the final turn of his weight throw at the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 2.

Proving his worth despite odds

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter April 19, 2018

Sometimes coaches know talent when they see it. That was the case for Amani Brown, a redshirt junior hammer thrower on the WSU track and field team. Brown walked on the team as a freshman, having never...

Freshman Oyinlola Akinlosotu competes in the triple jump at the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3. She finished third in the event.

Cougars take on handful of meets in coming days

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter April 19, 2018

WSU track and field will compete in four meets over the next three days as the Pac-12 Championships inch closer. In one of the team’s busiest weeks of the year, the Cougars will send athletes to compete...

Top WSU athletes: No. 5 to 1

Top WSU athletes: No. 5 to 1

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen columnist April 17, 2018

The following rankings of current athletes at WSU were determined based on a variety of factors, including impact on their teams on and off the playing surface, achievements in competitions and performance...

Top WSU athletes: No. 10 to 6

Top WSU athletes: No. 10 to 6

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen columnist April 10, 2018

The following rankings of current athletes at WSU were determined based on a variety of factors, including impact on their teams on and off the playing surface, achievements in competitions and performance...

Freshman decathalon athlete Sander Moldau clears the pole during the wet and windy Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational on April 7 in Eugene, Oregon.

Cougars battle adverse conditions

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter April 9, 2018

Making a trip to Eugene,  Oregon, WSU track and field continued to see success at the Pepsi Team Invitational on Saturday, as athletes earned top finishes across the board. Despite the meet being delayed...

WSU sophomore sprinter Jordyn Tucker competes at the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3.

Track and field heads to Eugene

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter April 5, 2018

WSU track and field will send athletes to compete in two separate meets Saturday: the Pepsi Team Invitational and Spokane Community College War XI. Wayne Phipps, director of cross-country and track...

Redshirt sophomore pole vaulter Molly Scharmann talks about competing with her siblings growing up and her goals for the remainder of the season.

Scharmann dreams big, aims to leave legacy at WSU

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter April 3, 2018

Already sitting in a tie for third in the WSU all-time pole-vaulting record books as a redshirt sophomore, Molly Scharmann has even bigger goals. “Any collegiate athlete’s dream is to be a professional...

Junior hurdler Christapherson Grant, left, clears the hurdles as he competes in a heat during the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3.

Record breaking weekend for track and field

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter April 2, 2018

WSU track and field concluded a successful two days in California during which the Cougars participated in three different meets. Distance runners and throwers competed in the Stanford Invitational...

WSU redshirt junior pole vaulter Tucker Mjelde participates in the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3.

Track and field participates in trio of meets

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter March 30, 2018

WSU track and field will be vaulting, throwing and sprinting at three different meets Friday and Saturday to continue the outdoor portion of its season. The first meet is the prestigious Stanford Invitational,...

WSU men’s crew varsity members practice with novice rowers to assist in their learning process in September on the Snake River.

Cougar Crew hits water in Seattle

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter March 30, 2018

The men and women of the Cougar Crew club will travel west to join the WSU rowing team in Seattle to participate in the Husky Open on Saturday. After a productive offseason and an intersquad day race,...

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